"Boss, thank fuck, we found you," Namjoon turned as he heard Hoseok's voice in the doorway. Turning back to you, he shrugged his jacket off and placed it over your shoulders, before guiding you gently to the door.

"Send someone to take Jungkook to hospital," He ordered, "And then you can accompany me and my wife to the car. Tell the others-"

"Seokjin's dead," Hoseok cut him off, "Mr Min declared the group taken over by you,"

Namjoon frowned, "How did he die?"

Hoseok laughed a little nervously, "Shot between the eyes at point blank range,"

"By who?!" Namjoon demanded angrily, "I wanted to make him pay for what he did to Autumn,"

You shifted uncomfortably. You didn't want any more violence, you just wanted to sit down somewhere and rest.

Hoseok cleared his throat, "Mrs Min," He said.

Namjoon stared at him blankly, "Are you telling me that Daisy shot Seokjin between the eyes?"

"Mr Min is really, really angry," Hoseok said, "I think it's probably a good idea to avoid him,"

Namjoon sighed, "Great," He turned to you and hesitated a little before putting his arm around your shoulders. You had to admit that after everything you had been through, the small act was comforting.

As Namjoon led you through the corridors and down the main stairs, the sound of arguing grew louder. It seemed like all the men had vacated the place, and all that was left was Mr and Mrs Min, and her guard that you had seen when you first met them.

As he saw you, he rushed forward, straight to Hoseok.

"Jungkook?"

Hoseok jerked his head, "The guys are seeing to him. He's upstairs,"

He nodded at Namjoon, before taking the stairs to the upper floor.

You turned back to the man and woman, who were in an extremely heated argument.

"I fucking told you to stay home!" Yoongi yelled at his wife, "Do you have any idea at how dangerous it was here? What about Jooheon?!"

"Jooheon is safe," Daisy rolled her eyes, "And you know, I solved this issue much easier than any of you men. You always have to make things so complicated!"

She turned and saw you, and smiled. As she took a few steps away from her husband, he reached out and grabbed her arm.

"We haven't finished talking, Daisy!" He growled angrily at her.

She whipped her head around to face him, her eyes cold and furious, "You touch me again in anger, Yoongi, and husband or not, I'll cut your fucking balls off,"

Yoongi hesitated for a moment, before dropping his arm and allowing his wife to walk the short distance to you.

"Autumn," She said, her face completely different to before. You felt a shiver run up your spine, and were suddenly very glad she saw you as a friend and not an enemy, "Are you alright? Are you hurt at all?"

"I'm fine," You said quietly, "Just a little tired,"

"Of course," She said, turning to face your husband, "Take her home and pamper her, Namjoon. You need to treat her like the queen you know she is,"

Namjoon cleared his throat and nodded, "Thanks for helping out, Daisy,"

She smiled at him and turned back to her husband, "Yoongi, let's get home where we can talk about this in private,"

Yoongi sighed and nodded before looking at your husband, "We'll talk tomorrow, Namjoon,"

"Thanks for the help, Yoongi," He replied, before gently pulling you out the front door. You could hear the sounds of sirens in the distance, and Namjoon increased his speed, quickly pushing you into the back of a black car and sliding in after you. Hoseok, as usual, climbed behind the wheel, and just as you squealed away from the house, you were met by a pleasant surprise.

"Kookie!" You cried and wrapped your arms around the big Rottweiler puppy as he pushed his way between the front seats and on to your lap. You couldn't stop the tears from rolling down your cheeks as your beloved dog showered you with love, but you didn't fail to notice Namjoon quickly wiping his face and turning away when he thought you weren't paying him any attention.

The journey home took longer than you were expecting, and before you knew it, you had fallen asleep in the backseat with Kookie curled up over your lap.

"Autumn," You felt yourself gently shaken awake, and when you opened your eyes, Namjoon was standing by your door, leaning in, "We're back," He said, and you nodded, pushing Kookie from your legs.

Your legs were shaky as you climbed out of the car, and you suspected that all the adrenaline from during the day had begun to wear off.

Namjoon half carried, half led you into the house and straight up to the very top floor, where he placed you in on the bed before closing the door behind you both.

Kookie jumped up on the bed and sat next to you, leaning his body into yours, and you were grateful for the comforting contact.

Namjoon stood awkwardly near the door, and it was obvious to you that he had no idea what he was supposed to say.

"You wanted to talk?" You said finally, unable to stand the silence anymore.

Namjoon sighed and ran his fingers through his hair, "You cheated," He said simply. You nodded, not quite sure how to answer.

"You ran away with him," He said, and once again, you nodded.

"Why?"

You took a deep breath. You had told yourself earlier that you should have the confidence to talk to him, but now it had come down to it, you were still hesitating.

"I'm not going to get angry, Autumn," Namjoon's tone was clipped, despite what he had just said, "I just want to know what I did wrong. I know I've not been the best husband, but I've been trying. I want to know what I can do to make it right; to be better for you and make you happy,"

"You forced me to marry you," You said suddenly, "You took me from my family and forced me to marry you. You forced sex on me, and you ordered me around. You were never kind; only rough and aggressive. You hurt me,"

Namjoon's eyes widened, and he stared at you for a moment, before nodding, "Yes, I forced you to marry me," He admitted, "But your parents had made plans to sell you. They had already been paid. The only way to keep you from those people was to marry you," He took a deep breath, "And I'd been in-" He cleared his throat and looked away, "I'd seen you around before then, and I already liked you, so,"

He looked back at you, "But I didn't force sex on you," He said firmly, "I would never do that,"

"You did," You had already started now, and there was no way you were going to back down, "I never wanted it. You were rough and never thought about me,"

Namjoon covered his mouth with his hand, as if he were shocked, "You didn't tell me," He said, "Why wouldn't you tell me that I hurt you and you didn't want it? Fuck, Autumn! This isn't your fault, but you should have told me!"

"I was scared!" You yelled, jumping to your feet. Kookie jumped off the bed with a bark, looking back and forth between you and your husband, "You terrified me, Namjoon! I was surrounded only by men who I didn't know, I had no one to talk to, and you were never gentle with me. You just took what you wanted,"

Namjoon began to pace as you calmed Kookie and sent him to his own bed.

It was silent for a few minutes while Namjoon was lost in thought, and then he turned to face you.

"That's when Jimin came in," He said, "He saw that you were vulnerable and seized his chance,"

You nodded and Namjoon swore.

"This is my fault," He admitted, "This never would have happened if I had just stopped to think. I have trouble..." He trailed off and cleared his throat, "I have trouble showing my emotions, especially because my job requires me to have no weaknesses. You are my weakness, Autumn, and I couldn't even show you how much I care when nobody was around but you. I'm sorry,"

You had already begun to suspect that he was bad with his emotions, but with that statement and apology, you realised that he was probably struggling to be with you, as you were with him.

He turned to you, "Autumn, please just give me another chance. I know we had the worst possible start, but let me make it right,"

You slowly sat back down on the bed, staring down at your still red hands.

Now that you were out of the pressure of the situation you had been in during the day, you were able to think more rationally, with less panic involved.

"Maybe," Namjoon said, kneeling on the floor in front of you, "Maybe you could give me a chance, and you might even start to like me back?"

You weren't sure how someone like him could change so much, but he was on his knees in front of you, throwing away his pride and begging for the chance to make it right with you.

He had never intentionally hurt you; it had all been unintentional, but he was selfish and thought nothing about how you felt.

However, he had also immediately come for you when you were taken, even though he knew you had cheated on him. He had put himself between a bullet and you, ready to lay down his life just so you would live, and if that wasn't some kind of love, you didn't know what was.

"I want to start again," You said softly, staring into his pleading eyes, "From the beginning,"

Namjoon actually smiled, and your eyes widened in shock. In the entire time you had been with him, you had never seen him smile.

It was a good look on him.

"From the beginning," He agreed, "And this time, you tell me what you like and dislike. Agreed?"

You nodded, "Yes. But if it doesn't work out, I want you to let me go,"

Namjoon paused and then nodded.

"Well then," He said, standing up and offering you his hand. You slowly reached out and he pulled you to your feet, "Why don't you have a shower and get to bed, and then tomorrow, we can think about actually going on a honeymoon and getting to know each other a bit more,"

You smiled a little and nodded, before turning to the bathroom.

It was going to take a while to feel completely at ease with your husband, but if he was willing to change this much, then maybe... Just maybe, you would fall in love with him, too.

Maybe taking some tips from Daisy on how to deal with him would be a good idea, too.

"Oh, Autumn?" Namjoon called as you headed towards the attached bathroom, and you turned to face him.

He smiled again, "Thank you,"

Completely shocked at his sudden change in behaviour and the number of smiles he was giving to you, you felt your cheeks heat up as you turned and rushed into the bathroom.

Maybe this wouldn't take as long as you thought it would.

You were such a sucker for nice smiles.

END

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AN: So it's finished! There is an epilogue though. I know it's a short one, but I hope you enjoyed regardless. To be honest I was on the fence for a year on whether or not to republish this so...

Also it was weird, all the names I had had to be changed back to BTS. Tbh I really like the names for my original characters

In the printed version, the names are:

Namjoon: Blake

Jimin: Caleb

Yoongi: Valerio

Hoseok: Denzel

Seokjin: Jesse

Jungkook: Riley

Taehyung: Harvey

Daisy: Selena